davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
The New Millinery store

Yesterday WAS the opening day at Mrs.
P Greenawalt's millinery establishment
and all day long continuous throng of
ladies were seen to pass in and out, and
many were the expressions made of that
beautiful selection of millinery. While
passing tn s store today an ARGUS repre>
sentative, attracted by the display.
dropped in and gazcd at the new estab-
lishment The new store is supplied with
an elegant line of millinery goods of
every description The selection was
personally made by the proprietress, Mrs.
Greenswslt, who has for many years been
head milliner at McCabe's store, and
whose taste in executing work of this
kind cannot be exceled in the tri-cities
Mrs. Greeuawalt has a force of artists
who assist her She wants all the ladies
to call and see her new stock whether
they want to buy or not.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
PGRIUS OF The BANKS.
Terrible Loss of Life Pr"hsbIe Among
the Fishermen.

Terrible L"ss OF Life Probable Among
the Fishermen.
ST JOINS, N F., Sept 9-Reports daily
arriving from all parts of the country go to
show that the gale Of the 9th of August was
one that will hong I've remembered for the loss
of life aud extent of damage sustained
from it.
One hundred Thousand dollars will not
cover the extent Of damages to property sus
tanned by Newfoundland vessels that were on
the banks turing the storm. borIes swept
away, anchors shipped and lost, sails split
and torn, lines, twines and travis lost and
abandoned, is The duly report, and many a
vessel arriving has even a sadder record TO
tell of how thuSe who went forth IN the
morning never had chance Of returning.
hut were swallowed up by the pitiiess storm
OF driven to sea tn de Of starvation.
The French banker Aca1enne lost two of
her crew an the banks in this gale The
Joseph Ama,iie also hid TWO of her crew
swept overheard
The French banker Chevreuii reports hav-
ing passed large vessel bottom up on the
banks it Icing too rough at the time to make
any Close observation which would lead to
her Identification From the description,
however, ii would appear to be the Frencb
banker St Pierre, sailing from st Pierre
with crew IF fifteen men
There are as many as five hanking schoon-
ers missing from BURN, five from Grand
Bank, and one from Burgeo all of which
were on the hanks the morning of the gale
and have not yet been seen or heard from
If the worst should come to pass and these
vessels are lost, the bread winners of hun
dreds will have met their death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

New YORK, Sept 9-At Sheepshead Bay
course Thursday Redstoue and Queen Bees
ran dead heat in the mile race IN 42l
and the run-of WAS won by Redstone in lag;
the q mile was won by BalstJne in l:151s,
the "a miles by Kingston in S:04l6. the 4
mile 10y Stuy vesaut IN 81, the / u miles by
Volants in 2;50 and the \ miles on turf by
Jennie B in -
CHICAGO, Sept g-The stakes at the West
Side Driving park Thursday went as follows:
Quotation, q mile, LIS; Barney Lee, Y
mile .29lS Tam OShantar, ! mile, .4tla
Hopedale | IL miles, 30. Tommy r, q
mile, l64.
SPRrNGFiELn. Mass. Sept a-Desys in
scoring at the races here Thursday resulted
in two unfinished races-al that WIS at
tempted lady Whitafoot took two heats IN
the 2..5 rlaSs, aud Valkyr the same number
best time, 2:24ls. by Valkyr bessie and
Astral took two heats apiece IN the frse-fOr
all trot 2:2l icing the best time, by Astral
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
CONDENSED NEWS.

The next medical congress will be held in
Berlin, Germany, in 1890
A vein of salt I55 feet thick has been found
ut q debt of TO feet at Ellsworth, Kan
The British government has agreed to give
the Canadian Pacific railway Gas, 600 year
for carrying the India mail.
The widow OF Hon Alexander Sullivan has
sold her interest in the family home at Mil
waukee to her son, John L. Mitchell, for
500, 900
OF AIS Mormon recruits landed at New
York Thursday i'll were English, 1917 Scan
diuavians, and the rest Germans They left
at once for Utah.
Thirty counties in Missouri have adopted
prohibition under the local option law, and
the Prohibitionists expect to carry twelve
more counties within a fortnight.
The village of Catlin, Vermilion county,
ILL.,, has chosen Martin Tedec, colored man,
an ex-slave and ex-soldier of the late war,
police magistrate. The new justice has been
running barber shop.
The examiner who has been looking over
the affairs of the bank at Biddefard, Me. +,
which young McNeilly robbed, thinks the
pay the concerns debts
One of Mr.. Powderly's friends In New York
is authority for the statement that the master
workman will resign his Office in the knights
OF Labor and go to Ireland ITO take an active
part In the national movement"
The medical congress at Washington Thurs
daN.adopted resolutions favoring extended
observation and experiment in the use of i'll
oculation for the prevention or treatment of
yellow fever. and advising the governments
represented in the congress to bear the ex-
pense Of such tests
An unlimited crowd attended reception
given by the Rotterdam (Hollandb Socialists,
ON Wednesday night, to one of their friends.
The unsocial Rotterdauers stoned the Social
lists meeting place, burned their flag, aud
smashed their furniture The police hal 10
intervene and disperse the angry unsocial
mob, and save the police-hating Socialists
Mr.. Gladstone, having been invited to at
tend the constitutional centennial at Phila'
lelphia. and assured that he was the only
foreigner outside of the diplomatic corps who
had been offered an invitation, replies that h,
| will have as much TO do in engineering the
| Irish question as his residue of activity" car
accomplish, and he is therefore compelled tc
decline the most tiattering proposal be ha'
ever received"
Another rate-cutting war has been started
| taking in the eastern lines. 1t has grown on
| Of the Philadelphia centennial excursion tick
cts, which, as issued, give the round trip fol
| $24. and enable "eXcuTsionHts" to reach New
| York for $i4 80, while the established rat,
| TO that city is $40 Tho Grand Trunk ha
entered the field, with the Erie and Lehigt
Valley connections, offering round trip tick
cts to Philadelphia at SIG. rs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

HOW is THIS, GRADY!


Gotham Politicians Wife.
NEw YORK. Sept 9-The Mail and Ex,
press publishes half-column article of
which the following is the substance. under
the caption as she Mrs. Thomas r. Grady 4
Miss Florence Irwin the actress in per
sonal published Thursday morning, notifies
the public that she is the wife OF ex Senator
Thomas F. Grady, of this state This Motif
cation caused considerable surprise among
the theatrical people and politicians. None
of them were aware that the senator was y
benedict, and the notice caused much gossip.
Miss Irwin was seen at her residence on
Third street Thursday afternoon, and de-
clared that she was the senator's wife She
added that they were privately married and
that at the senator's request she had kept the
matter secret The notice was inserted in
order TO put stop to some slanderous sto-
ries
Mr. Grady served in the state senate for
several terms and was the especial tavorite
of the late John Kelly Tie could not be
found at his office
LATER MIR. Grady was seen at the Hoff-
man house in the evening, and admitted that
he was married to the actress He strongly
intimated that when and where he was mar
ried was nobodys business,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
MERIT is THE MEASURE.
A PLAIN AND EMPHATIC OPINION ON
A vexED QUESTION.

The Civil Service Commission Declares
That Merit Alone Decides Tenure Of
Ofice-Csrlisle Talks About the Thobe
Case-Esculapians at a Big Lunch-The
Warship Boston Success.
WASHINGTON CRY, Sept 9.-Civil Serv-
ice Commissioner Oberly has sent in response
to an inquiry from Charles NJ Rowland.
chairman of the civil service board OF exan,-
liners at Cincinnati, communication en-
bodying the views of the commission respect
ing the right of a postmaster to remove
carriers and clerks, except for cause named
in the civil service law
THAT every carrier and clerk" the com
mission say, "in the Cincinnati postoffics
might be legally removed for cause, is a
proposition on which you need no informa
ton. 1t is therefore concluded that you wish
to know whether, in the opinion of the com.
mission, efficient carriers and clerks of good
character may be legally removed for partisan
reasons-because they do not agree in politics
with the postmaster The commission has
heretofore stated, and here repeats that tbs
power Of removal is unrestricted except that
a removal may not he legally made for any
one of the following causes:
a. Because person in the service has re
fused to contribute to a political fund or TO,
political purpose
~ Because person has refused to render
political service
''3 Because a person has refused to permit
the appointing officer, or any other person il
the civil service, to ceeree his political action
For any other cause any person in th'
civil service may be removed legally, and
person illegally removed for any of the cause'
named can not, under any provision VI thu
civil service act, demand restoration
The law fairly nstrued, they say, is that
entrance TO the classified civil service shall
I've upon the merit Of the applicant wlthou
regard to his political opinions or affiliations
and that continuance in the service shall b,
upon the employees merit without regard Il
his political opinions or affiliations. There
fore the appointing officer who appoints O.
refuses to appoint an applicant because tn,
applicant does not entertain certain politica
opinions, violates the law; and an appoint
ing officer who removes an employe becaus,
the employe refuses to render political serv
ice In accordance to the wishes Of the ap
pointing officer-because he is not poltica
partisan of the appointing officer-also VIC
lates the law
"Entertaining these views" they conclude
"the commission replies to your request b,
saying that, in the opinion of the commission
the postmaster AT Cincinnati can not law
fully remove any carrier or clerk for the rea
son that the carrier or clerk belongs to tn
political party to which the postmaster is op
posed-that he can lawfully remove no per
son from the classified postal service at Gu
cinnati except for some other cause than tn
emnlOyes pollti.al opinions OF affiliations
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
CARLISLE AND THOSE.
The Speaker WIN Let the Case Go On
Thobe's Testimony.

IhoDt testimony.
WASHINGTON City, Sept 9-Speaker Car
Isle in explaining his position Sn the Thobe
contest says: Il don't want to try the case
in the newspapers, or to talk about il for
publication, but there Is such singular mis-
apprehension in regard to il that it is not i'm
proper, suppose, for me To say that took
no testimony for the simple reason that il
was not necessary for me to do so. The con-
testant in his notice charged fraud
and Irregularities in almost every
precinct in the district, but when
he came to his evidence he did
not even attempt to prove anything except
that there were four Illegal votes cast for me
at one precinct in Covington, and lido not think
the evidence is sufficient to show that these
four votes were actually cast for me. But,
assuming that they were, it makes no differ
ence in the result, as my majority was SlS
OF course there WIS lao reason why | should
take testimony.
'The charges that intend to rely upon
some legal technicality, and that l will ask
an extension of time to take testimony are
preposterous The law allowed me all the
time necessary If / had desired tc
avail myself of it Certainly
would not accept a seat in the house if my
right 10 1t could I've sustained only by relying
upon technicaIity; and so far from relying
upon any such ground lido not even intend tC
employ an attorney or submit any argument
to the committee of the house Members car
take the record just as my opponents hsv,
made it up, and upon that they can decid,
the case without interference from me-"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

MONTREAL. Sept Indictments were
returned by the grand jury Thursday against
McCarigle. William A Fullerton, and
Michael Hickey, of Chicago. for conspiracy
to iujure the reputation Of one James Bax
ter by putting his picture in the Chicag,
rogues' gallery at police headquarters Tn,
incident occurred several Years ago when Nc
Gariele was on the Chicago police force, ant
grew out of some trouble Baxter got into
Warrants were issued. and ap officer is nov
looking for McGarigle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
WITH ALL ON BOARD.
THE SCHOONER NIAGARA GOES DOWN
OFF WHlTEFIsH POINT.

Thirteen to Fifteen Souls on Board, Sew
eraI of Them Ladies-Terrible Havoc
Among the Fishing Fleet on the New
foundIand Banks-Scores Whose Graves
Are the Ocean.
from Detour brings the report that
the schooner Niagara, Of the Aus
tralasia's tow, broke her tow-line
eleven miles from Whitefish point in Wednes-
days terrible storm, and foundered with all
hands-thirteen in number, including the
captains wife and family. The Niagara
rolled heavily, opened out, and disappeared
after breaking loose She was laden with
ore.
The boat was commanded by Capt.
Clements, and ore-laden from Ashland to
Ashtabua
The Niagara belonged to the Same tow as
the schooner I.ucerne, which was lost last
November off Ashland with eleven lives She
was owned by Mr. Corrigan, of Cleveland.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept Capt Delos
Waite, of the steamer Idaho, reports passing
the wreck of the Niagara at II 30 a. m. Thurs
miles west OF Whitefish point, and five miles
from shore. Her mizzen- mast just reaches
above water, and her main and tore-masts
are floating near with other pieces Of wreck
age Capt Waite saw no traces of any Of
her ILL., fated crew. and states that though not
many miles from the shore and ihs Whitefish
point llfe-Saving station, no small boat could
have lived in the terrible sea which was run
ming there Wednesday, the United Empire,
which arrived at the Sault during the day,
reporting that it was the worst her crew ever
experienced. and when the Idaho came up it
was still running high.
Capt Waite thinks that in addition To the
crew of the Niagara there were numher of
ladies aboard OF her, as he met her as she
was bound up and noticed them All mnst
have persisted doubtless thirtesn, possibly
fifteen souls Tue Niagara was in the tow Of
the Australasia last year, The gale was one
of the worst on the lakes for years, the wind
reaching the velocity of sixty mileS an hour.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept 9-uuited Pres
reporters had interviews with numher Of
directors of the Baltimore & Ohio Thursday
and while none of them made direct state
ments. the inference drawn is that Samue
Spencer will I've elected president of the Balti
more & OHIO railroad at the November meet
ing. President d. H. Bates, of New York
General Superintendent J. E, zeublin, OF
Chicago, and General Superintendent of the
District Systems Huntingdon, all of the Balti
more q Ohio telegraph, arrived here at
O'Clock Thursday night. Mr. Bates, il
answer to question, said that the purpose o
the visit # this aggregation of telegrapher
meant nothing connected with the baltimor
& Ohio deal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

A teamster drove rapidly around the
corner of West Seventeenth street and
Second avenue last evening, and his
horse colided with Jimmie Knlttle. aged
twelve years, at Thorn as corner. The boy
was thrown down and trampled upon,
but the driver did not stop to see whetb-
er the boy was hurt or not. He was tax
en- into Thomas drug store. where DR..
Eyster made an examination, but found
no bones broken, but the legs were pain
fully bruised.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept "a jury has
at last been selected to tryiFred Munchrath,
the Haddock conspirator 1t is as follows
james Collins, gardener. Sioux City; A. J.
Willard, undertaken, Sioux City; F. ]. Jau-
ron merchant, Selix; William Hall, farmer.
Otto; E. E Sanford, farmer, Rueland; NJ.
Goodrich, farmer, Concord: c. Armitage,
farmer. Arlington; F. W Yockey, farmer Mil,
Ter: S n Moore, druggist, Sioux City; E, c
Zerfing, farmer, Grant: r. G McDaugall,
undertaken, Sioux City. Both the prosecu
ton and defense exhausted their peremptory
challenges The crowd in attendance Thurs
day was very large. The jury was sworn in
late in the afternoon and the court then ad-
journed for the dav
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

Hoyts most amusing and greatest farce
comedy win receive its initial perform
ance at Harper's theatre next Mondsy
evening. The company has been very
much strengthened this season, and will
include the ever popular and favorite
comedian, Charlie Reed, as ''Old Sport"
one of the best characters ever written
by Mr.. Hoyt Miss George Parker, who
plays Venus" made decided success
at Chicago the past two weeks.
The Rag Baby company this season
includes the following well known people :;
Charlie Reed, Mark Sullivan, A. T. Rid~
die. w. II: Stedman, T. Cronin, late of
the Big -Four, Jessie jenkins and the
Misses George Parker, Edith tennessee.
Fannie Johnston, Helen Reimer and
Marie Hornby. OF course the original
and only Handsome, the homliest dog
alive, is still with them.
THE SILVER KING"
One of the most popular plays of the
age, The Silver King. will be presented
at Harper's the atre next Thursday even
ing by the Henry c Miner company I'M
der the management of George l.. Harri
SON
No dramatic production has ever en-
loved more enthusiastic patronage.
And there is but one term that may be
applied By way of explanation of Its pops
ularity-viz., human nature Every line,
every situation, every climax and every
character introduced from the rise until
the fall of the curtain, possesses this
essential element-human nature. There !
an old saying, place mother and child
upon the stage and excite the tears of
the audience and your success is assured.
The characters to be met with in The
Silver King" are literal types of persons
to be found IN every great city aud more
especially in London. where the scenes of
this play are laid. Besides. they are not
exaggerated by introducing types which
are foreign to the play, Every scene has
a direct bearing upon the subject; every
character is an essential part of the drs'
matte whole and telling vein of human
nature runs throughout the play, making
up the elements of highly successful
work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

NFw York, Sept 9-Colby, Duncan &
Co, piano mauufacturerS West Forty
Eighth street, have been placed IN the hands
of receiver, who will carry on the business
with an advisory committee The liabilities
are said TO he about $1,000, of which So
600 is for merchandise aud the balance tc
tanks They claim assets of S207 600 OF
which SOB 100 is in pianos and s4), 900 in in
dorsements Of Cross Y Co, Chicago, whC
failed " e}uesjay
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
MELANCHOLY CHICAGO.
The Windy City Has Small Hopes of the
Base Rail Pepuant-FTeId Notes,


CHICAGO, Sept 9-President Spaldmg is
still a little hopeful and says the Chicago
club ha a chance to win the pennaht, but
must from this ON strive for second place al
the least. The result of Thursdays playing
gives the impression that they must do some
pretty good STRIVING" or third place will
have to satisfy them. Detroit added another
game to its winnings and Its percentage is
.634; Chicago, .;G7; New York, 90 League
scores were: At Detroit-Detroit 4, Pttshure
0; at Chicago Chicago 5, indianapolis 10; al
Boston-Boston 5, New York 0; at Washing
ton City-W ashington 6. Philadelphia :.
American association: At New York
Metropolitan 8, Louisville I; at Brooklyn
Brooklyn !, st Louis I; at Philadelphia
Athletic Il, Cleveland 6; at Baltimore-Bal
timore 2, Cincinnati g.
Northwestern league: At Oshkosh first
game, Oshkosh 9, Eau Claire 2; second game
Oshkosh 9, Eau Claire 4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
Advertised Lis, of Letter. No T..
Office

Sealed proposals are invited for the
extension OF The Fifth avenue sewer, the
sewer to he built of brick according to
specifications, which may be seen in the
city clerks office Bids Will be orened
on Tuesday, Sept 18th, at 2 p IN. The
committee reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
W. F. SCHROEDER,
W. HOWARD,
Comm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

PIrTsBuRs, Sept 9-The first break in the
window glass situation among the manufac
turers occurred Thursday at Findlay, Ohio
The window glass factory at that place ha
been fired up, the firm giving the men the II
per cent advance asked for. This is regard
ed as decided victory for the window glas
workers, and it is thought that other firm
will soOiI fall into line
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
Two Prisoners Break Hail.

SIOUX FALLS, d. T., Sept, 1.-TWO pris
oners escaped from the Unitei States wing oil
the territorial prison here "Wednesday even
ing-Henry Esmond, m for mail robbery
and Ed Powers, for murder The latter wa.
a soldier from Fort Meade They threw {
blanket over the head of deputy warden
who came to lock them up, gagged and bounc
him, and fled with $50 and two Winchester
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

Mrs. Handschieue and children wish
to return thanks to Buford Post G. A. R.,
for flowers and attention at the funeral
of their beloved husband and fail er, and
they also feel grateful to friends for sym
patty shown.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
The Alton Railway Wreck.

erosion. Iowa, Sept 9-The little son Of
Charles E. Cook, of Brooklyn, N Y, in
jured in the Alton wreck Wednesday after
noon, died Wednesday night Miss Sarah
Grunniger, of Cleveland, Ohio, badly scald
ed, is still very low. The other injured one
are doing very well, including Mrs, Mosher
who was pronounced fatally injured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

DUBLIN, Sept Editor O'Brien declares
that he will not obey the summons to appear
at MitchelltowD, and that the government
will have to arrest him TO get him there
Michael Davitt has declared his intention to
follow the example of OBrien at Mitchell
town by making simlor speech.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09
Concert.

The sixth subscription concert by the
Great Western band will be given at
Black Hawk watch tower. on Friday,
Sept. 8. commencing at $50 p. IN. All
friends of the subscribers are invited.
Cars will leave the tower at 9 pm.
B. DAVENPORT.
Supt r. |. & M st. Ry. Co.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept "A special
to The News-Herald FROM New Smyrna says
that Lizzie Abbott, aged II years, committed
suicide there Wednesday. Her mother, re-
turning from brief absence, found the child
dying. She admitted taking strychnine, and
said: Mamma, / am tired of living / want
to go to papa There is no cause known for
the act, other than morbid mind
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

Hon. B K. Sherman, Hon. W. B. Al
lison and Gen. Belknap, of Iowa. and
Gov Oglesby have been invited to attend
the county veteran reunion on Vandruff's
island the last of this month. All will
probably accept
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-09

CHICAGO, Sept 9-Frnnk Glover, ex-
champion heavy weight Of Illinois, has mailed
a letter to the 4~iitnr Of The Cincinnati En-
quirer, incI"siug a certified cheek for $50
in which he allules to Nolan as newspaper
fighter only, and offers to meet him for 81 0N
a side London prize ring rules. five or slx
weeks from date